I absolutely love Andrea Klouse' Kyrie in 2 part. My 6th graders learned itquickly and did it in a cncert last week.Also, look at "Where Are the Angels?" by Linda Spevacek.and "Every Child's a Promise" by Lloyd and Marci Larson.Donald Moore has some great canon arrangements, too.

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Take a look at Ruth Elaine Schram's arrangements. Many of them are unisonwith an optional Part II. I attended an elementary music teachers' readingsession of her work last week, and here are her pieces from the session thatI think would be appropriate for a festival (my personal favorites are notedwith an asterisk): America the Beautiful* Oh Shenandoah* Picture a Playground (very touching--"Picture a playground filled withthe happy sound of children who dream and explore with no thought ofwar")* May the Road Rise to Meet You (very beautiful)* Gloria and Alleluia (a cappella)* For the Beauty of the Earth Gift of Life (beautiful!)* Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Peace Like a River My World (environmental theme) Jacob's Ladder Ubi Caritas

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1. "My Own Song "by Crystal LaPoint Kowalski, Published by Hinshaw= 2pt.absolutely beautiful and meaningful to girls.

A general recommendation is the CME series, Boosey and Hawkes, edited byDoreen Rao. I've done many pieces from this catalogue over the last tenyears with my 120-voice girls choir of 4th - 6th graders, and my 60-voiceMiddle School Chorus. They are always first-rate: challenging butaccessible, and beautifully presented.

Neat speech piece called "Too Many Cats" in two parts. Forget the composer'sname. "Manx Lullaby" by Lori Ann Dolloff is a beautiful unison piece.

Compiled by,Jennifer PriceGranite Falls, WashingtonJnyPny2(a)aol.com

patriziaci@aol.com on September 25, 2006 10:00pm

I'm looking for simple a capella songs for 3rd-5th graders, some recognizable tunes. Multicultural in part if possible. They will also be learning solfeggio in this class and sing canons and rounds.